using Sandia.MVCFramework.Common;
using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Drawing;
using System.Text;

using Sandia.MVCFramework.Data;

namespace Sandia.MVCFramework.View
{
    /// <summary>
    /// An interface for views within the MVC framework. 
    /// All views are subscribers.
    /// </summary>
    public interface IView: ISubscriber, IRequestGenerator, IStartable
    {
        /// <summary>
        /// Indicates whether the view is minimized or not.
        /// </summary>
        bool Minimized { get; set; }

        /// <summary>
        /// Indicates whether the view should be 
        /// accompanied with its own toolbar
        /// </summary>
        bool ToolBarVisible { get; set; }

        /// <summary>
        /// The name of the view.
        /// </summary>
        string Name { get; }

        /// <summary>
        /// The image for this view.
        /// </summary>
        Image ViewImage { get; }
    }
}
